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✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.03921, -1.05349

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +24 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +24 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Winchester loop)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Discover the Hampshire South Downs by BikeCycling route
Named routeRef EHRegional cycle route
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Petersfield Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
South Downs Way alternative route through WarnfordMountain bike route
Named route
East Meon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route16 km
Named routeLength 16 km
Meon Valley TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stocks Lane going north to Stock Farm

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stocks Lane going north to Stock Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Part of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, possible structure and Bronze Age ring ditch at land between the A32 and Marlands Lane, West Meon, HampshireHistoric site3.5 km→🌱SoalwoodUrban park5 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Froxfield entrenchmentsHistoric site4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Boundary earthwork and barrow at SheepbridgeHistoric site4.9 km→

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